average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
hateful; detestable; loathsome
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
remembrance; recollection; recognition
primary school; elementary school; grade school
object of adoration, longing
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money